Frustration-based Metamaterials for Memory and Response

Researchers have discovered non-orientable order and non-commutative response in frustrated metamaterials, which could lead to the development of new materials with unique properties such as memory and topological solitons. The study also revealed the presence of topological defects and exotic mechanics in complex metamaterials, as well as the potential for programming shape using kirigami tessellations. The findings could have implications for a range of fields, from optics to cold-atom fermi-hubbard antiferromagnets.